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Bending Brakes?

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Min_Soo
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I need to bend the brakes to my rossi axial 120 ti's.  how easy would this be?  are there any ways to make it easier than just pulling?
Jan 13 2008 9:24PM
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SnowMedic
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use a pipe that is just big enough to fit over the end of the brake and us it to get levrage and it will make it easier.
Jan 13 2008 9:26PM
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MEGAZORD
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use a broken pole as a breaker bar
Jan 13 2008 9:29PM
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Min_Soo
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alrighty thanks guys!
Jan 14 2008 7:34AM
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Darhuuk
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Just wondering, I've been trying to bend my FKS'es around my Karmas as well, but so far not really managed to ace it. The brakes are a lot looser now (I can wiggle the endpoints about 3-4 cm when my boot's in the binding). Can I just use the broken pole trick on them as well? They're already mounted and I'm not going to dismount them (if it fails I'll leave them like this, they bend around the ski anyway, but I'd like them to have 2-3mm distance from the sidewall if possible).

If anyone has experience with this, post your way of doing it please :).
Jan 14 2008 9:43AM
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SnowMedic
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when you bend them you have to hold the metal right before it goes into the inside of the brake so that doesnt happen. Using a vise works bes but if you dont have one, get creative i guess.
Jan 14 2008 12:15PM
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